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This chapter argues that contemporary and dominant conceptions of citizenship foreclose more complex, comprehensive, and humane discussions of belonging than are currently available in political, cultural, and public discourse.
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Ribero, A.M. (2016). Citizenship. In: Ruiz, I.D., Sánchez, R. (eds) Decolonizing Rhetoric and Composition Studies. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-52724-0_3
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